India vs Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

India
1.15 billion
in 2024
Middle income
6.20 billion
in 2022
India rank
2nd
Middle income rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 6.20 billion against 1.15 billion in India, a difference of 5.05 billion.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.4 times India's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 26,804 26,804 Middle income
1990s 436,620 24.37 million 23.93 million Middle income
2000s 147.08 million 1.24 billion 1.09 billion Middle income
2010s 996.64 million 5.00 billion 4.00 billion Middle income
2020s 1.15 billion 6.20 billion 5.05 billion Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 6.20 billion against 1.15 billion in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between India and Middle income?
5.05 billion, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.